SEX & NIGHTLIFE
Japanese Women Increasingly Trafficked Overseas for Sex Work by Scout Groups
The groups have made a killing by recruiting financially vulnerable women. Ordinary Japanese travelers are feeling the blowback.
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SEX & NIGHTLIFE
INSIDER
Japan’s Polls on an Empress Miss an Important Distinction
Princess Aiko is very popular. Many wouldn't mind her becoming Empress. But critics say the polls are misleading. And they're right.
TRAVEL
Safe Solo Female Travel in Japan: a Bit of Helpful Advice
Japan is a safe place to travel if you're a woman on your own - but it's still wise to take a…
WOMEN
Tokyo Court: Employer Had “No Duty” To Stop Sexual Harassment at After-Work Drinking Party
A lack of evidence and the quasi-official nature of nomikai led a court to rule against a company that tried to do…
LAW & CRIME
Tokyo Pokémon Center Murder Highlights Gaps in Japan’s Stalking Law
Critics say that police and prosecutors could have done more to monitor the murderer after he was released from jail after paying…
WOMEN
For First Time, More Young Japanese Women Than Men Don’t Want Kids
The average age for wanting kids climbs as more young women in Japan worry about the impact child-rearing will have on their…
WOMEN
Stalking Incidents, Restraining Orders in Japan Set New Record
The ominous spike could be a sign that police in Japan are finally starting to take women's allegations seriously.
WOMEN
Tokyo Court Denies Japanese Women’s Right to Sterilization Surgery
Five women in their 20s and 30s challenged a 1996 law that prevents them from controlling their own biology.